Grifter crashed car 334 times in China

AFP - A man who crashed a car every three days on average for almost three years in an insurance scam has been arrested, Chinese media reported Friday.

The 42-year-old made 334 insurance claims in the southern city of Shenzhen between 2010 and this May. He would drive close behind other cars during rush hour and bump into them slowly to avoid being injured, police told Shenzhen TV.

He then bribed mechanics to overestimate the damage and claim for the inflated invoices, which totaled 357,000 yuan ($58,000), the report said.